Tackling the homelessness crisis in Riverside County has been named as a top priority by local officials, including Riverside’s mayor, its city council and county board of supervisors. Among the programs and initiatives available to California municipalities to address the issue, the Assisted Outpat
A special November election will ask Riversiders if they want to allow the city to continue transferring revenues from electric utilities to its general fund, a question worth $40 million. Before the 16th of this month, Riverside City Council members, individual Riverside voters or a bona fide group
From an array of agenda items set for today’s Riverside City Council meeting, here are summaries of the more notable ones from both afternoon and evening sessions. Item 8 The city council is being asked to again authorize, prepare for and give notice of a special election on November 2, but with som
After closing his family’s 62-year-old business, Kevin Pope was deconstructing the property for new companies to move in when he received word that his industrial address will be rezoned as, “residential.” In a public comment made at a Riverside City Council meeting last week, Pope asked the council
From today’s Riverside City Council meeting agenda, here are a few presentations of note in summary: Item 8 The Community and Economic Development Department, on behalf of the Land Use, Sustainability and Resilience Committee, is asking the council to adopt an ordinance that amends the municipal cod
U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) were rejected from three southern California venues last week on their trail across America as they rally supporters on the “2021 America First Tour.” The highly controversial pair and the events leading up to last week have sparked d
A new representative on the city council took oath this week. Clarissa Cervantes, 30, was sworn into Riverside City Council on Tuesday during a ceremony where family and friends witnessed the turning over of former Councilmember Andy Melendrez’s position, one he held for over 16 years. She is the fi
The following are notable agenda items from city meetings scheduled for this week. Charter Review Committee, Wednesday During their 5 p.m. meeting, the committee will discuss the final draft of the proposed charter amendment language which addresses the city’s electric utility general fund transfer
Here are this week’s notable city meeting agenda items in summary. City Council, today New city attorney, employment agreement During their 1 p.m. discussion session, the city council is being asked to approve an employment agreement between the city and Phaedra Norton. Norton comes to Riverside aft
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors authorized June 15 that recommended revisions to next fiscal year’s draft budget totaling $16.9 million be made before the final vote. Nearly $950 million of the approximately $6.9 billion recommended budget is made up of general fund expenses, which the boa
Here are today’s Riverside City Council agenda items of note. 1 p.m. Discussion Session In today’s city council meeting, the city manager’s office is asking the council to approve an extension for the Outdoor Flex Space and Entertainment Permit programs, should Governor Gavin Newsom terminate the lo
In a presentation to Riverside City Council next Tuesday, the city manager’s office will provide an update on how Priority Based Budgeting (PBB) is working for the city’s line items. The tool was approved earlier in 2020 as the preferred method of organizing the city’s budgeted items each fiscal yea
